Project Abstract

Project Overview

<p> </p><p><b>INTRODUCTION &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</b></p><p><b></b></p><b><p><b>BACKGROUND OF<br>STUDY</b></p><p><b></b></p><b><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; cassava<br>is a staple food crop, which is mostly grown all southern part of Nigeria<br>timothy as well as in the middle belt and mainly also originate in brazil or<br>central America, the root tuber are processed into several forms of food lie<br>garri, fufu or tapica flow.</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The<br>cassava is treated in thus project in this project reveal its levels of<br>production and processing through the tuber root. They are rich in food stuff<br>to man. The leaves are also used as vegetables in soups, while the peels are<br>feeds to live stock and also the tuber are rich source of carbohydrate they are<br>also found to contain some vitamins such as vitamin c and a well as some trace<br>of phosphorous and iron.</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The plant<br>is woody and may grow up to the height of 1m to 4m depending on the variety.<br>The main stems and the branches contain knoblike scar, which are the point of<br>leaf attachment, many people both men and women have engage themselves in<br>trading with cassava processed one way or the other.</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; And there<br>are two types of cassava, differentiated by the prussic content (hydrocyanic<br>acid contained in the tuber).</p><p>i. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <br>The sweet<br>cassava:- this contain low level of poisonous prussic in the flesh of the tuber<br>with high concentration in the peels</p><p>ii. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <br>The bitter<br>cassava: – this contain high amount of prussic acid in the flesh of the tuber<br>with lower concentration in peels.</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; But the<br>farmers are able to cultivated or process them. Today (mamhot Escalante does<br>not exist in the state spread plant important not exist in the mostly area)</p><p><b>STATEMENT OF<br>PROBLEMS</b></p><p><b></b></p><b><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; This study<br>is to investigate various techniques of method of producing and processing<br>cassava in Nigeria and also considers the various stages ranging from planting<br>of stem cutting to the harvesting and finally processing of the products.</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; There are<br>many problems encountered by both rural and urban farmers in relation to the<br>production processing and storage of both the products and the implements.</p><p>1. Limited stem cutting i.e. Planting material</p><p>2. Inadequate land due to land tenure systems</p><p>3. Use of crude implements like cutlass, hoe etc</p><p>4. Pest and disease</p><p><b>OBJECTIVES</b></p><p><b></b></p><b><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Objectives<br>of this project are:</p><p>a. To examine the problems</p><p>b. To find out the solution to some of the problems’</p><p>c. &nbsp;<br>To investigate the<br>production and utilization of cassava in south part of Nigeria and also<br>identify the different forms in which cassava are processed into its various<br>finished products like processing the cassava to garri or fufu e.t.c as a food<br>for human consumption.</p><p><b>SIGNIFICANCE<br>OF THE PROJECT</b></p><p><b></b></p><b><p>1. The research study will be useful to those who are engaged directly or indirectly in the<br>production and processing of cassava in south part of Nigeria in particular and<br>the country as large</p><p>2. The study is designed to look into hoe the<br>production of the farm in southern. Cassava can enhance the well being of the<br>people in this local government area and also mankind</p><p>3. It will serve to encourage the farmers in the study<br>area who take cassava production and processing as their last hope in life.</p><p>4. The study is hoped to motivate the farmers to go<br>into fulltime cassava production in the area.</p><p>5. It is hoped that at the end of this project, the<br>work will be able to expose and brings to the best, production and processing<br>cassava in south part in Ovia Local Government Area. &nbsp; </p><p><b>SCOPE OF<br>STUDY</b></p><p><b></b></p><b><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; the study<br>is armed at providing a detailed knowledge and understanding of the operations,<br>function and performance involved in the production and processing of cassava<br>in southern part of Nigeria with the view of providing useful suggestion to<br>ease the problems of this aspects of agricultural development in Nigeria.</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; It is<br>directly geared towards the application of production and processing concept.</p><p><b>HYPOTHESIS</b></p><p><b></b></p><b><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Some<br>question to be tackled in the course of study has been raised as follows?</p><p>A. Is any decline in the production and processing in<br>different area of the local government area?</p><p>B. What are the problems facing cassava production and<br>processing in the area.</p><p>C. What are the effect of cassava production in the<br>local government area</p><p><b>DEFINITION OF<br>TERMS</b></p><p><b></b></p><b><p><b>Production:</b>&nbsp;the process of growing or making food, goods or<br>materials, especially large quantities</p><p><b>Processing:</b>&nbsp;means the used to making the production in order<br>to serve as food for human consumption</p><p><b>Cassava</b>: a type of flour made from the thick parts of<br>tropical plant.</p></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b> <br><p></p>